The seventh meeting of the Fourteenth Senate was called to order by Paige Settles at 5:00pm on
October 13, 2015.
The minutes from last meeting were approved by unanimous consent.
President- Jay Todd Richey: We have had a senator resign, and there was a Herald article today about
the 50th anniversary of SGA at WKU. I had a meeting this morning to discuss a student consignment
store, which was very positive and hopeful. We will have to find a space for it, have it be completely
student-run, and possibly run an online service for it. A faculty senate meeting will be held on Thursday,
and I hope to address concerns about textbook affordability. We will be visiting regional campuses on a
listening tour soon, including Owensboro on November 11 and Elizabethtown on November 12. Please
share the link for the “Dub the Pub” competition. The “It’s On Us” video is still under development.
Josh Knight has updated me on the progress of the three-year phase out period into the new smoking
ban.
Executive Vice President- Nolan Miles: Please let me know if you would be interested in spearheading
an effort to celebrate our 50th anniversary of SGA.
Administrative Vice President- Liz Koehler: No report.
Chief of Staff- James Line: I’ve been working on the “Si, Se Puede” event on Friday for Latino leadership
on campus. Please attend if you are interested!
Director of Public Relations- Sawyer Coffee: Please continue to spread the word on the “Dub the Pub”
competition! I am very open to help plan something for the 50th anniversary. I also want to reiterate
the importance of having social media.
Director of Academic & Student Affairs- Barrett Greenwell: No report.
Director of Information Technology- Rachel Keightley: No report.
Speaker of the Senate- Paige Settles: No report.
Secretary of the Senate- Cole McDowell: No report.
Academic Affairs- Kate Hart: No report.
Campus Improvements- Zach Jones: We had a meeting a couple weeks ago, and we discussed the need
for an awning for the bus stop by Ransdell Hall. Jody has also been discussing academic funding issues,
and we have also examined lighting issues on campus. We are also exploring a way we can incentivize
students to remain at games when our team is winning by a large score. Hannah had brought up that
there is no map for bus routes at the bus stops.
Legislative Research- Megan Skaggs: No report.
Public Relations- Emily Pride: There is a student alumni ambassadors group, and they are having a
campus-wide competition to find our white squirrel “Wally” mascot.
Student Affairs- Temple Ricke: We will have a meeting after senate today.
Cultural & Diversity Affairs- Hannah Neeper: We have made some major changes to MyCampusToo,
and we are currently reaching out to various minority student groups. We are going to move out of the
bylaws to pass Resolution 4-15-F speedily.
Sustainability- Chelsea Faught: We went on the green tour last Thursday, and we had a very successful
time. This Thursday we will have a meeting to discuss which initiatives we would like to tackle this year.
University Committee Reports:
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Bowling Green Fairness: They are working on a petition to submit to city council on adding legal
protections for LGBT people. Our next meeting will be on November 9th.
Academic Quality: We had two professors who thought they were contracted through the
Confucius Institute, and had trouble once they reached China to teach. One of them had their
flash drive stolen once they arrived in China.
Judicial Council Report: No report.
Resolution 4-15-F
A motion to suspend the bylaws passed by unanimous consent.
A motion to move Resolution 4-25-F into Old Business passed by unanimous consent.
A motion to reinstate the bylaws passed by unanimous consent.
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Purpose Clause: “, and” amended to “.”
Title: “AM” amended to “Am”
Title: “Resolution” amended to “Bill”
Bill 4-15-F
A motion to call to question failed in a 17-10 vote.
Bill 4-15-F passed in a 19-4 vote.
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:32pm.